Managing OMI Product Versions

As an OUTSCALE Marketplace seller partner, you have access to the Versions tables of your OMI products which list one or more versions, their IDs, software versions, modification dates, and publication statuses. From these tables, you can publish, modify, and unpublish OMI product versions. 3DS OUTSCALE automatically informs subscribers and organization administrators by email when versions are published and unpublished, and advises them to upgrade to newly published versions.

When a new version is published, a copy of the corresponding OMI is automatically created, with a specific product code associated. For more information, see Creating and Publishing an OMI Product. Access to this OMI copy is automatically given to existing subscribers to allow them to create virtual machines (VMs) from it. For more information, see About OMIs > OMIs Permissions, Copies, and Exports to OOS.

You can unpublish a version because it has reached its end of life or because of a security problem.

You can also unpublish an OMI product entirely, that is all its versions. For more information, see Unpublishing a Product.

Publishing a Version

Before you begin: Create an OMI on the OUTSCALE Cloud. For more information, see Creating an OMI.

  1. In the top right corner of the interface, click your username or email address.
    A drop-down menu appears.

  2. Click My products.
    The My products page appears.

  3. Click the Edit product ico Marketplace Edit icon on the desired product line.
    The corresponding product page appears.

  4. Click Access on the Versions section.
    The Versions table appears.

  5. Click Create version.
    The Versions form appears.

  6. In the OMI name - ID list, select the appropriate OMI name and ID.

    The OMI name or ID cannot be modified after the version has been published, but you can publish new versions of your OMI product with new OMI names or IDs.

    • The OMIs available for selection are those created via the corresponding OUTSCALE account and on the corresponding Region.

    • For optimal operation on the Marketplace, those OMIs must remain private. For more information, see About OMIs.

  7. In the Software version field, type the version number.

  8. In the Operating system list, select the operating system, either Linux or Windows.

  9. In the Operating system details, type any useful information about the operating system.

  10. (optional) In the Software base field, click Add element to type additional information about the software base.

  11. In the Release note field, type the link to the release note of your product version.

  12. In the Instructions for use field, type the instructions for use of your product.

  13. Click Publish.
    The OMI copy dialog box appears.

  14. Click Proceed with publication.
    The publication request is sent to 3DS OUTSCALE and requires a processing time. The version is in Icon MKP EN Pending Tag status and cannot be modified until its status is Icon MKP EN Published Tag.

Modifying a Version

You cannot modify:

  • A version of an OMI product whose publication status is unpublished.

  • The OMI name or ID in a version of a published OMI product.

  1. In the top right corner of the interface, click your username or email address.
    A drop-down menu appears.

  2. Click My products.
    The My products page appears.

  3. Click the Edit product ico Marketplace Edit icon on the desired product line.
    The corresponding product page appears.

  4. Click Access on the Versions section.
    The Versions table appears.

  5. Click Edit ico Marketplace Edit on the desired version line.
    The corresponding Versions form appears.

  6. Modify the desired information and click Publish modifications.
    The modifications are published on the Marketplace.

Unpublishing a Version

You cannot unpublish the only remaining version of a product.

When a version is unpublished, the corresponding OMI is automatically deleted from the OUTSCALE Cloud, but subscribers can continue using the VMs created from the OMI.

In Case of End of Life (EOL)

  1. In the top right corner of the interface, click your username or email address.
    A drop-down menu appears.

  2. Click My products.
    The My products page appears.

  3. Click the Edit product ico Marketplace Edit icon on the desired product line.
    The corresponding product page appears.

  4. Click Access on the Versions section.
    The Versions table appears.

  5. Click Unpublish version ico Marketplace Unpublish on the desired version line.
    A popup is displayed.

  6. In the Depublication motive list, select Version end-of-life and click Unpublish.
    The version is unpublished and subscribers and their organization administrators are informed by email.

In Case of Security Problem

  1. In the top right corner of the interface, click your username or email address.
    A drop-down menu appears.

  2. Click My products.
    The My products page appears.

  3. Click the Edit product ico Marketplace Edit icon on the desired product line.
    The corresponding product page appears.

  4. Click Access on the Versions section.
    The Versions table appears.

  5. Click Unpublish version ico Marketplace Unpublish on the desired version line.
    A popup is displayed.

  6. In the Depublication motive list, select Security problem and click Next.

  7. In the Security problem field, type the description of the security problem.

  8. (optional) In the Corrective field, type the corrective associated to the security problem.

  9. In the Replacement version list, select the replacement version among the versions that are published on the Marketplace.

  10. Click Unpublish.
    The version is unpublished and subscribers and their organization administrators are informed by email.

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